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Genealogy

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 159 Collections and/or Records:

A.B. Sharp, Compiler, Barr Family Genealogy

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2041
Overview

Manuscript record of Barr family genealogy.

Dates: ca. 1960s
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Alpheus B. Stickney, Compiler, Pierpont Family Genealogy

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4344
Content Description Two publications by Alpheus B. Stickney regarding the genealogy and history of the Pierpont family, as well as a letter from Stickney to Bessie Anderson regarding his genealogical research (1957). Please note that various spellings of “Pierpont” are used in this material. One publication regards the branch of the Pierpont family which lived in West Virginia (1953). The other publication is a reprint of an article from “The American Genealogist” (1957), regarding the 17th century Pierponts...
Dates: 1953-1957
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Andrew Jackson Dadisman (1881-1965), Agricultural Economics Professor, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1873
Overview Papers of an agricultural economics professor at West Virginia University, including correspondence, reprints and manuscripts of articles, lecture and research notes, diaries of trips, personal ledgers, pictures, and broadsides. Subjects include Monongalia County Historical Society; wildlife; collecting trips to Canada, Alaska, Labrador, and South Africa; agriculture; genealogy of the Dadisman family; and camel transportation in the U.S. Correspondents include Charles H. Ambler, Nelle...
Dates: 1914-1963
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Andrew Nelson Campbell, Civil War Veteran and Monroe County Politician, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0513
Scope and Contents Personal and family correspondence; legal and personal buisness papers; roll of Chapman's Battery and list of names of Monroe Guards who served in Civil war; one copy of booklet, PRISON LIFE OF ONE OF THE IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRED (1910) by Lamar Fontainne, relating his experiencies as a prisoner during the Civil War; Confederate roster; genealogical notes on twenty families; marriage and death records from Jno. Lynch's daybook; blueprint showing coal seams in lower half of Raleigh county....
Dates: 1856-1932
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Anita Cutright Burnett, Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2148
Overview

Papers of Anita Cutright Burnett, an Upshur County genealogist and active member of the Upshur County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The collection contains DAR membership applications, genealogical correspondence, vital statistics for Lewis and Upshur counties and typed copies of the 1850 census returns for Ritchie and Taylor counties.

Dates: ca. 1790-1935
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0040
Overview Papers of the eighth governor of West Virginia, 1890-1893, who was an attorney in Marion County, 1863-1867, a member of the House of Delegates, 1872-1875, a circuit judge, 1878-1888. Fleming was closely associated with James O. Watson in the development of the coal and railroad industry in the Monongahela Valley. There are scattered papers, including several hundred sermons of Benjamin F. Fleming (1810-1876); one common pleas book; two "Memorandum of Decisions" books from the law firm of...
Dates: 1784-1924
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Aretas Brooks Fleming Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0568
Overview Papers of Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923), the eighth governor of West Virginia, 1890-1893, who was an attorney in Marion County, 1863-1867, a member of the House of Delegates, 1872-1875, a circuit judge, 1878-1888. Fleming was closely associated with James O. Watson in the development of the coal and railroad industry in the Monongahela Valley. There are scattered papers, including several hundred sermons of Benjamin F. Fleming (1810-1876); one common pleas book; two "Memorandum of...
Dates: 1784-1924
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Bartlett Family Genealogy

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4347
Content Description A compilation of genealogical information regarding the Bartlett family and allied families. This collection is the compilation of the research of David A. Bartlett regarding his line of ancestry. The genealogies are organized alphabetically by surname; prominent among these are the Burnside, Lantz (or Lance), Manley, and Post families. There are also sections regarding military veterans among the ancestors; connections to European royalty and nobility; and a distant relationship to the...
Dates: 2004
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Baxter Family Genealogy

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1762
Overview

Pedigree chart and genealogical tables for the George Addison and Anne Fleming Baxter family and the John and Mary Moore Baxter family from 1714 to 1905. Information includes birth, marriage, and death dates.

Dates: 1964?
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Beall, Henry, & McClure Families Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3311
Overview

Papers regarding the Beall, Henry, and McClure families of West Virginia. Includes a list of three generations of Samuel Beall and Elizabeth Henry descendants, newspaper obituaries, photocopies of family Bible entries regarding births, marriages, and deaths, and a 1945 photograph of three McClure family members, among other items. Also includes a 1925 announcement of a Morgantown High School Commencement and several early 1920s greeting cards.

Dates: ca. 1800-1968
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center